World of the Bizarre

Man sells salvaged R2-D2 for $2.76 million

By T.K. Randall
June 29, 2017

Image: AI-generated (Midjourney) The man, who has chosen to keep his identity a secret, managed to collect together all of the parts from the film sets of the original movies and the prequel trilogy.

The dome segment, which was used in A New Hope, was obtained from actor Kenny Baker, while the legs were from The Empire Strikes Back and the main body was from The Phantom Menace.There is also an opening hatch acquired from the set of Attack Of The Clones.

"We're very excited to have it because really this is the only one to reach the auction block in the world," said Brian Chanes, head of acquisitions at Los Angeles auction house Profiles In History.

"It's a high price but, at the same time, you couldn't expect to find a better piece."


Source: Sky News

Tags: Star Wars, R2-D2